Monday, November 29, 2010

Donne/Johnson Comparison

     In John Donne’s Death be not proud, he personified death. He was trying to send a message telling people that Death is nothing to be afraid of. He said Death wasn’t mighty and dreadful, and people could overthrow him. Thus, there was no reason for Death to be proud, and Death should be the one who died. Death only resembled a long sleep, and an opening for people entering the other world.
     In Ben Johnson’s On My First Son, he mourned about a father’s lost for his first son. After his son’s death, Ben Johnson decided to not treat people with so much love because if they past away, there would be a strong sense of great loss.
     The themes of the two poems are different in ways that one was saying that Death shouldn’t be arrogant, and the other one was talking about the melancholy feeling a father had toward losing a family member. The poem by John Donne created an upbeat and inspiring atmosphere, whereas Ben Johnson had a mournfully sad one. However, they were similar in ways that there was element of death involved in both poems.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Language of Love

   The poem by Sheelagh Lennon titled A Special World is similar to the shepherd and
his love in ways that both are love poems. Both poems are about expressing the
emotion of passionate love, the desire of being together in a relationship. However,
there are some differences between the two. In A Special World, it talks about the
unbreakable bond that last forever between the couples; in the shepherd and his love,
it talks about how strongly the shepherd wants to be with the women.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Lovey Dovey

   The song “Nothin’ on You” by B.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars describes the love that the man has toward the woman. The emotion of love is expressed strongly throughout the whole song. The lyrics “Beautiful girls all over the world, I could be chasing/ But my time would be wasted, they got nothing on you, baby” show that this girl he likes is the best among the world. Also, lines “Because your style, I ‘aint got nothing’ on/ Baby you the whole package/ You’re my Wonder Woman, call me Mr. Fantastic” show to the audience that the woman is too perfect, and no other women can compare with her. The man has been playing around and chasing girls just for fun, however he falls in love crazily with this woman. The reason the man has such a strong affection for the woman is she is so idealized, so flawless.

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Carpe diem p287 question 10

  The advice the speakers give reflect the carpe diem theme in ways that women should get marry or been through a love relationship deeply when they’re still young. Youth is no different from rose or sun, which they can’t compete against time, so they can’t last forever. Humans, too, can’t live for eternity. As we died, we can’t bring love with us. Thus, we should seize the time and do crazy things while we’re still young, so we wouldn’t be regretted even in after life.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Why do people write journals or diaries? Think of famous people you know who write them? What is it about a diary or a journal that makes people want to read them?

   People write journals or diaries because they want to record down everything they see, they hear, they smell, they taste, they experience, and how they feel. Also, when other people read the journals or diaries, they can feel that they are traveling in the countries even though they are not presented. A famous people I know who write diaries or journals would be Marco Polo. He wrote about his journey in China, which gave the Europeans an idea about what was China like at that time.
   The reason why people want to read a diary or a journal is they can understand the feelings of the author, while enjoying in the world of vivid description of another countries.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Grendel description

  I think Grendel is a huge monster that has big and bright eyes. It's hot and buring mind is inside the furry skin of its body. In addition, it has sharp claws and teeth to rip and tear off human flesh and to drink blood. In order to move quickly, its feet won't easily get stuck in swampland and they are covered with fur so it can move silently.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

What would you change about what you do to be more successful this time around? What course material did you like or not like? What was favorite activity? What did you like the least? What’s one thing that you would like to see in your English class?

In order to be more successful this time around, I should read more carefully whenever Mr. Dahl assign us to read materials in the Holt Reader or the Elements of Literature. If I didn’t understand what passages are talking about, I should read for more times, discuss with classmates, or ask the teacher.
   In the British Literature class, the course material I didn’t like was reading. The readings were generally hard and difficult to understand because of their language, their writing style. Despite the fact that I didn’t like reading, we needed to read a lot in this class. Other than reading, I liked most of the course material. The acting and the ballad were really fun, and we were able to remember the stuff we should learn more easily.
   Among all activities that we had done in this class, my favorite was making video. Through videoing, we got to know other classmates better and our acting skills could improve. As I had mentioned before, the activity that I liked the least was reading. 
   In my English class, I hope there could be less work load or easier because senior life is so busy. However, this is impossible. So, I think I need to learn how to manage my time wisely and finish every task on time.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Connection between the Pardoner and Lindsay Lohan

   The main reason I choose Lindsay Lohan as the best example to represent the Pardoner is they are both untrustworthy. Lindsay Lohan fails to keep her promise of not getting drunk every time, and the Pardoner did things controversy to his career. He sold indulgences and fake relics. Using his honey tongue, the Pardoner was able to make lots of money in a short time. Moreover, he kept the money he earned in his pocket rather than giving it to the church. Both Lindsay Lohan and the Pardoner are somewhat alike, in which they lie to people constantly.
Lindsay Lohan used to be one of the most popular Hollywood movie stars. However, her movie career is going downwards because of all her negative news. She is addicted to drug and alcohol. Once, she was drunk on whiskey while doing the drug tests! It’s hard for the public to give her one more chance because one day she might be saying under oath that she wouldn’t be drunk again, but photos of wild partying and drinking are seen at the newspaper on the next day. Because she was reluctant to change her unruly behavior, the judge declared her to go into the jail for 180 days.
    I think it is really sarcastic hearing her quote stating that she wants to have a healthy life, yet she still smokes, drinks, and taking drugs a lot. Thus, she is just destroying her body and ruining her bright future.